Black & Powerful: Illinois Senator Robert Peters WLS Share: Share: CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Black & Powerful" is a 10-part long-form streaming series created by ABC7 Chicago. The premise of the series is "seeing is believing," in hopes to inspire those young and young at heart to achieve their goals. We sit down with leaders in entertainment, sports, education, arts and more! Each individual sharing their personal journey that led them to become the person they are today. Episode 2 features Eyewitness News Anchor Terrell Brown and Illinois Senator Robert Peters. Peters was elected to the 13th District in 2019. He shares his life growing up in Hyde Park as an adopted child with a hearing impairment.